Active Advisories:    Wind Advisory
  • Currently

    Reported at Las Vegas, Henderson Airport, NV
    1:56 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012
  • 99°F37°C
  • Clear
    Clear
  • Feels Like:99°F37°CDew Point:34°F1°CHumidity:10% Winds:S 21 mph 34 kph
    Pressure:29.8 in1009 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters

Wind Advisory


.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA...AND
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND THE FISH LAKE
VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

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DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...

MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...

HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...

NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...

MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...

CAL-NEV-ARI
229 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR DEATH
VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...LINCOLNCOUNTY...

NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL 
WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA 
MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE 
STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF 
TONIGHT... BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO MOUNTAIN
PASS...CALIENTE...RACHEL...MESQUITE...LAS VEGAS...

HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...MOUNTAINS EDGE...BLUE DIAMOND.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED 
TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON 
THE AREAHIGHWAYS WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 
BLOWING DUST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION
DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

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